Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, a new weekly discussion that searches for the truth about psychiatric prescription drugs and mental health care worldwide.

This podcast is part of Mad in America’s mission to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care. We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.

On the podcast over the coming weeks, we will have interviews with experts and those with lived experience of the psychiatric system.

Thank you for joining us as we discuss the many issues around rethinking psychiatric care around the world.

This week on MIA Radio, we
interview Professor Sir Robin Murray. Professor
Murray is an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in the Psychosis
Service located at the Bethlem Royal Hospital in South London. He
is also a Professor of Psychiatric Research at the Institute of
Psychiatry. His research covers epidemiology,...

This week on MIA Radio, we
interview Celia Brown. Celia is a psychiatric
survivor and a prominent leader in the movement for human rights in
mental health. She is the current president of MindFreedom
International, a nonprofit organization uniting 100 sponsor and
affiliate grassroots groups with thousands of
individual...

This week on MIA Radio, we
interview Dr. George
Atwood. Dr. Atwood has
devoted a substantial part of his life to the study and treatment
of what he refers to as ‘so-called psychosis’. He has
authored or coauthored several books, including The Abyss of
madness published in 2011 and more than one hundred
articles.

This week on MIA Radio, we share the time between two
interviewees; clinical psychologist Dr. Noel
Hunter and entrepreneur and author Brett
Francis. Dr. Noel
Hunter is a clinical psychologist in New York and an
advocate for the rights of people diagnosed with mental disorders.
She believes...

About the Podcast

Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, a new weekly discussion that searches for the truth about psychiatric prescription drugs and mental health care worldwide.
This podcast is part of Mad in America’s mission to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care and mental health. We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.
On the podcast over the coming weeks, we will have interviews with experts and those with lived experience of the psychiatric system. Thank you for joining us as we discuss the many issues around rethinking mental health around the world.
For more information visit madinamerica.com
To contact us email podcasts@madinamerica.com